Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The Three Muses Challenge - Blackbirds

First of all, I apologize to all my blog friends for not keeping up with my comments this week. My brother passed peacefully away and, as his next of kin, all the arrangements were my responsibility and it was a real eye-opener to realise just how many arrangements there are to be dealt with.

Mr E.A. Poe was known to enjoy a drink or two and he possibly visited at least one "gin joint" in his life where he may have encountered a blackbird. Well, anything's possible! Perhaps the raven quoth more than "Nevermore"! Perhaps, not having an original thought in his tiny brain, he had to borrow from the experts - in this case the screenwriters of Casablanca!! So apologies to Humphrey Bogart and the writers for shamelessly using their famous quote.Image was Googled and altered. Background, also altered, by Irene Alexeeva.

25 comments:

I am sorry for the loss of your brother Marie and I know it can be trying to tend to all of the arrangements. So glad to see your beautiful and creative art though always infused with your touch of wonderful wit!

Very sorry to hear about your brother. What a wonderful piece that you were able to still accomplish considering everything you have had to do. Very dark looking, probably goes along with how you have been feeling. Love the piece.

Marie, I'm so sorry to hear about your brother. Please accept my heartfelt condolences. Be sure to take care of YOU, as I'm sure it's been a stressful and difficult time. My prayers are with you and your family.

Marie, You are in my thoughts and prayers and I am so, so sorry about your brother. It must have been such I hard week. I cannot even imagine. I have only one sister and she is my best friend. Just Thursday night we had a long discussion about blackbirds (ravens and crows) and she enlightened me about some of their more gruesome habits (she, being a REAL English teacher, and not just a special ed one, is more learned than I). she was painting blackbirds on a box. Your Mr. Poe is delightful, if one can use that adjective to describe such a wonderfully macabre subject! I'll be thinking of you.

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I am in the senior category and my hobbies are digital art, books, movies and, when I have the time, gardening. Four young grandchildren keep me busy. I live in Perth, Western Australia and enjoy having friends in many other parts of the world.